Boojums All the Way Through is a collection of essays that deals in
a variety of ways with the problem of communicating modern physics
to both physicists and non-physicists. The author is Professor
David Mermin, a well-known theoretical physicist, who recently won
the first Julius Edgar Lileinfeld prize of the American Physical
Society 'for his remarkable clarity and wit as a lecturer to
nonspecialists on difficult subjects'. David Mermin's wry humour is
clearly apparent in most of these articles, but even those that are
more serious are characterized by a liveliness and commitment to
finding startlingly simple ways of presenting ideas that are
traditionally regarded as complex. This book will appeal to
physicists at all levels, to mathematicians, scientists and
engineers, and indeed to anyone who enjoys reading non-technical
accounts of new ways of looking at modern science.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 1990 |
First published: |
1990 |
Authors: |
N. David Mermin
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
332 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-38231-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
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LSN: |
0-521-38231-9 |
Barcode: |
9780521382311 |
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